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marine from modesto has been killed in afghanistan. lieutenant cool until benjamin palmer died last thursday. he was killed by small arms fire. palmer had served three tours of duty in iraq in his 20 years as a marine. he leafs behind a wife and three children. >>> san francisco police have arrested a man suspected of killing one of the victims in a double homicide over the weekend. 24-year-old has been charged with the murder of 21-year-old pacific psalm. psalm and another man were killed saturday night during a fight at a birthday party in a burn heights housing project. police are still looking for the person who they believe killed the other victim. >>> house speaker john boehner is waking up in the bay area this morning. our ktvu camera caught boehner's motorcade leaving san francisco's ritz carlton hotel last night. that's where the ohio republican held a small fundraiser. another fundraiser planned today at the home of hewlett pack hard executive. local republicans say boehner's visit to a traditionally democratic stronghold is
marine from modesto has been killed in afghanistan. lieutenant cool until benjamin palmer died last thursday. he was killed by small arms fire. palmer had served three tours of duty in iraq in his 20 years as a marine. he leafs behind a wife and three children. >>> san francisco police have arrested a man suspected of killing one of the victims in a double homicide over the weekend. 24-year-old has been charged with the murder of 21-year-old pacific psalm. psalm and another man were...
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. >>> army prosecutors have charged a soldier from vacaville in a plot to murder civilians in afghanistan. 27-year-old staff sergeant david bram is accused along with six other soldiers of killing three afghan civilians for sport. prosecutors say the soldiers planted weapons by the afghans bodies to make it look like they were killed in combat. he was charged with solicitation of murder among other charges. he faces up to 21 years in prison if convicted. >>> oakland police have recovered a stolen relic and arrested two men who allegedly tried to steal it. police say the men went there yesterday looking to cash in on a giant brass gun port. but a worker at the scrap yard recognized the object and called police. the gun port was stolen from lakeside park last friday. it's a monument from the u.s.s. maine which sank after an explosion in 1898. >>> san francisco's police chief is responding to the latest video in the growing misconduct investigation targeting his department. public defender says that the tape shows two plain clothed officers making a drug arrest at a residential hotel back in
. >>> army prosecutors have charged a soldier from vacaville in a plot to murder civilians in afghanistan. 27-year-old staff sergeant david bram is accused along with six other soldiers of killing three afghan civilians for sport. prosecutors say the soldiers planted weapons by the afghans bodies to make it look like they were killed in combat. he was charged with solicitation of murder among other charges. he faces up to 21 years in prison if convicted. >>> oakland police...
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. >>> funeral services are being planned for a soldier killed in afghanistan. the 21-year-old army specialist was killed monday by an improvised explosive. he joined the army in march of 2009 and was assigned to the first division out of kansas. after his enlistment, relatives planted american flags in the front yard and tied a yellow ribbon to the tree. his grandfather knew he was destined to serve his country. >> i would catch him practicing and all he had to do when he got in. he was dedicated to it. >> now this was his first deployment under operation enduring freedom. his family just returned from delaware. they attended a military service for the return of his remains. >>> two paramedics who responded to michael jackson's mansion the day he died will testify today in the trial for jackson's doctor. now they're expected to say that dr. conrad murray never mentioned giving jackson a powerful drug. jackson's bodyguard told jurors yesterday that murray ordered him to stash several viles of medicine before telling him to call 911. >> i was standing at the foot
. >>> funeral services are being planned for a soldier killed in afghanistan. the 21-year-old army specialist was killed monday by an improvised explosive. he joined the army in march of 2009 and was assigned to the first division out of kansas. after his enlistment, relatives planted american flags in the front yard and tied a yellow ribbon to the tree. his grandfather knew he was destined to serve his country. >> i would catch him practicing and all he had to do when he got in....
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. >>> just a few hours ago we learned that the brother of afghanistan's president is dead t. is video of of him from a couple years ago. karzai was assassinated. he was the brother and head of the and hear provincial council. a witness says a member of karzai's private security team killed him and then other bodyguards quickly gunned down the assassin. >>> this morning bart's police review committee will meet to discuss a fatal shooting of a man by bart police. bart introduced its first ever independent police auditor yesterday. mark smith calls the death of charles hill unfortunate. now he promises a thundershower row and independent investigation of the shooting. the situation was created in response about the way bart investigated the deadly 2009 shooting of oscar grant. >>> bart service will be back to normal today, but that's following a rowdy protest that caused major disruptions during yesterday's afternoon commute. take a look. chanting protesters climbing on board one of the trains. they took over the civic center station platform and blocked doors so trains couldn't
. >>> just a few hours ago we learned that the brother of afghanistan's president is dead t. is video of of him from a couple years ago. karzai was assassinated. he was the brother and head of the and hear provincial council. a witness says a member of karzai's private security team killed him and then other bodyguards quickly gunned down the assassin. >>> this morning bart's police review committee will meet to discuss a fatal shooting of a man by bart police. bart introduced...
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is apologizing for a nata air strike in afghanistan that killed civilians. the air strike was launched on a compound where insurgents took cover after killing a u.s. marine but the compound had civilians inside as well. the u.s. says nine civilians died in the air strike, afghan officials say as many as well children and two women were killed. the afghan president condemned the air strike and said he has issued his last warning to the u.s. and nato on civilian casualties. >>> 5 italian soldiers have been hurt in a suicide bomb attack outside their military compound in afghanistan. at least four people were killed when the bomber blew up an explosives packed car this morning in the western part of the country. it is one of 7 areas scheduled to be handed over from nato to afghan control in july. >>> a new poll shows the nuclear crisis brought on by the march earthquake and tsunami in japan has made people there lose faith in their government. 81% of people surveyed say they do not trust government information about the nuclear crisis. nearly 85% say they utili
is apologizing for a nata air strike in afghanistan that killed civilians. the air strike was launched on a compound where insurgents took cover after killing a u.s. marine but the compound had civilians inside as well. the u.s. says nine civilians died in the air strike, afghan officials say as many as well children and two women were killed. the afghan president condemned the air strike and said he has issued his last warning to the u.s. and nato on civilian casualties. >>> 5 italian...
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in 2009, the marine ignored orders and went into enemy fire in afghanistan to save 36 american and afghanistan troops and recoverd the the bodies of others. did not speak to reporters yesterday, but he went on line. the four service men had their own ceremony yesterday from the bodies he recoverd. that was at his request. one father spoke about a conversations he had with the medal of honor recipient. >> he said he let them down, but i told him he brought james back to let us bury him with the honor he deserved. >>> the new changes in the nfl and what is the proposal for all stadiums. partly because of this innocent at candlestick park. >> i did not want to watch it, but i could not look away. >> watching the tape of a rescue. what is being said to the good samaritan that saved a life. . >>> a man has spoken out after being hit by a car when he was riding his motor cycle. a group of people lifted up a burning car. >> i am forever in debt. i cannot say thank you enough and i hope that they know how much they mep to me. >> wright is expected to make a full recovery and plans to ride the bike aga
in 2009, the marine ignored orders and went into enemy fire in afghanistan to save 36 american and afghanistan troops and recoverd the the bodies of others. did not speak to reporters yesterday, but he went on line. the four service men had their own ceremony yesterday from the bodies he recoverd. that was at his request. one father spoke about a conversations he had with the medal of honor recipient. >> he said he let them down, but i told him he brought james back to let us bury him...
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obama says by the end of next year a total of 33,000 troops will be pulled from afghanistan. that would leave about 70,000 there. but some americans say they're tired of war and the u.s. should not be spending money in other countries. >> we need the money here in our country. bottom line. we need the money. >> in afghanistan today the president responded to president obama's troop reduction announcement. he thanked international troops for their support and says the people of afghanistan will take over the defense of their country as foreign troops leave. now we have president obama's address in its entirety on our website at ktvu.com in case you missed it or want to see it again. just look for the video player on the right hand side of our front page. >>> the department of veteran affairs is now looking into the death of an iraq war veteran from modesto. the agency opened an investigation after a newspaper reported that 26-year-old william hamilton was turned away from the v.a. hospital in palo alto in may of 2010. three days later he stepped in front of a train. hamilton s
obama says by the end of next year a total of 33,000 troops will be pulled from afghanistan. that would leave about 70,000 there. but some americans say they're tired of war and the u.s. should not be spending money in other countries. >> we need the money here in our country. bottom line. we need the money. >> in afghanistan today the president responded to president obama's troop reduction announcement. he thanked international troops for their support and says the people of...
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troops from afghanistan. defense officials say the president's plan calls for 5,000 troops to leave afghanistan this summer. another 5,000 by the end of the year. there are currently 100,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. >>> the president will outline his plan during a live address at 5:00 tonight. we will bring you that speech live during the ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. we will stream that live on our website ktvu.com. >>> another shocking twist in the casey anthony murder trial. why prosecutors say she stole her story of what happened to her daughter. >>> and why the federal government is refusing help to clean up santa cruz after a million dollar storm. >>> good morning, westbound highway 4 traffic looks pretty good coming up to the willow pass grade. another update straight ahead. >>> good morning, fog coast and bay. 50s, 60s, 70s there. inland it will still be hot. >>> well, this morning hundreds of airline travelers are waking up at chicago's oh hear airport. they spent the night on cots and couches afte
troops from afghanistan. defense officials say the president's plan calls for 5,000 troops to leave afghanistan this summer. another 5,000 by the end of the year. there are currently 100,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. >>> the president will outline his plan during a live address at 5:00 tonight. we will bring you that speech live during the ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. we will stream that live on our website ktvu.com. >>> another shocking twist in the casey anthony murder...
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after a deadly attack on a landmark hotel in afghanistan. >>> good morning. san mateo bridge traffic looks pretty good getting out to the high-rise. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> good morning. we are under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. almost every low is around 54 to 55. we're done with the rain but it will be more showery in nature today. highs only 60s or very low 70s. possibility of showers and thundershowers later on. >>> there are several reports that zynga plans to file for an initial public offering this week. the san francisco company behind social games including mafia wars and farmville could come as early as today. the wall street journal reports zynga could be worth $20 billion. they hope to raise as much as $2 billion in its ipo. >>> this is the second day of protests and strikes in greece. citizens are protesting a proposed austerity program that could eliminate jobs. greek lawmakers are likely to approve the plan since it also gives the program access to more loans from the european union. protesters say th
after a deadly attack on a landmark hotel in afghanistan. >>> good morning. san mateo bridge traffic looks pretty good getting out to the high-rise. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> good morning. we are under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. almost every low is around 54 to 55. we're done with the rain but it will be more showery in nature today. highs only 60s or very low 70s. possibility of showers and thundershowers later on. >>>...
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. >>> well, we are following overnight news from afghanistan. an afghan soldier opened fire inside the defense ministry building in kabul. soldier killed several people before being shot and killed in return fire. the taliban is now claiming responsibility for that attack. it's believed that the afghan soldier may have been targeting a french government official who was scheduled to be in the building at the time of the attack. >>> this morning's attack comes after a deadly weekend for american troops in afghanistan. the u.s. military now says the five nato troops killed in a suicide bombing on saturday in the eastern part of the country were members of the army's 101st airborne division. the families of the five soldiers have been notified about the deaths, but their identities have not been released. >>> well, today a federal mediator is scheduled to hold talks with native americans and vallejo's park district to try to solve a dispute over an ancient burial ground. native american activists are camped out at glen cove waterfront park. they're
. >>> well, we are following overnight news from afghanistan. an afghan soldier opened fire inside the defense ministry building in kabul. soldier killed several people before being shot and killed in return fire. the taliban is now claiming responsibility for that attack. it's believed that the afghan soldier may have been targeting a french government official who was scheduled to be in the building at the time of the attack. >>> this morning's attack comes after a deadly...
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. >> the war in afghanistan strikes home. what we are learning about three of the men killed in saturday's helicopter crash. >>> good morning, traffic on the golden state bridge, we will tell you about the morning commute and the bay whether or. -- bay weather. . >>> good morning patchy low clouds inland areas nice in the by. >> in overnight news, tension has escalated between north and south korea. they fired shells near the sea and seoul responded with shells of its own. they have remained on high alert since the artillery attack killed four people. nobody was hurt in today's exchange. >>> one of the 30 americans killed in saturday's helicopter crash in afghanistan grew up in the county. flags are now flying at half staff where jessie pitman spent two summers as a firefighter before joining the military. he was one of several navy seals and a friend recalls when he first told him he wanted to become a seal. >> i said do you know how hard it is to do something like that and he was like yeah, but i really want to do it. >> ye
. >> the war in afghanistan strikes home. what we are learning about three of the men killed in saturday's helicopter crash. >>> good morning, traffic on the golden state bridge, we will tell you about the morning commute and the bay whether or. -- bay weather. . >>> good morning patchy low clouds inland areas nice in the by. >> in overnight news, tension has escalated between north and south korea. they fired shells near the sea and seoul responded with shells of...
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commander in iraq and afghanistan. he starts his new job tuesday. >>> final report on a three- year investigation into wartime spending is due today. an independent panel says up to $60 billion in the u.s. funds has been lost to weight and fraud in iraq and afghanistan over the past ten years. the commission on wartime contracting blames the losses on a lack of oversight or planning and widespread corruption. >>> libyan rebels will not give any specifics, but they say they are closing in on gadhafi and are confident they will catch him very soon. the rebels are hunting for gadhafi and fears that he could continue to stir up violence that his moved since 1969. gadhafi fled from eee last week but his whereabouts are unknown. his wife, daughter, two of his sons have escaped to algeria. >>> it's going to be easier to get from the by area to hawaii starting next march. alaskan airlines says it will start daily service. it will also currently offer three or four flights a week on those routes. to mark the exanded service, al
commander in iraq and afghanistan. he starts his new job tuesday. >>> final report on a three- year investigation into wartime spending is due today. an independent panel says up to $60 billion in the u.s. funds has been lost to weight and fraud in iraq and afghanistan over the past ten years. the commission on wartime contracting blames the losses on a lack of oversight or planning and widespread corruption. >>> libyan rebels will not give any specifics, but they say they are...
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. >>> many who died in iraq and afghanistan, they are letting everybody get to know these young men and women. kevin graves arranged to have 26 banners hang a long discovery bay in the county. they have a quote from a fallen member of the military and his son who died said it was a personal memorial. >> if you can connect with them, it will tend to give you more of a reason to remember and that's really what we talk about here is never forgetting. >> graves said there are actually hundreds of banners including some that are displayed in other communities. he fought to have every soldier sailor or other air men who has died in middle east wars. >>> tomorrow the republican presidential candidates will be in california for a debate at the residential library. five of the main republican contenders were seen at a forum and took turns attacking president barack obama's policies. >> i don't think i have ever seen an administration who has gone far a field than the obama administration. he is the most affective food stamp president in the history. >> one candidate missing from the forum is tex
. >>> many who died in iraq and afghanistan, they are letting everybody get to know these young men and women. kevin graves arranged to have 26 banners hang a long discovery bay in the county. they have a quote from a fallen member of the military and his son who died said it was a personal memorial. >> if you can connect with them, it will tend to give you more of a reason to remember and that's really what we talk about here is never forgetting. >> graves said there are...
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. >>> corporal sing was only 21 when he was killed in afghanistan last week. he was on his second tour of duty. >>> today the senate will vote on president obama's nomination of general david patraeus to become c.i.a. director. the 58-year-old general is expected to be easily confirmed. patraeus has been in charge of the u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan and he is credited with turning around the war in iraq. patraeus replaces former california congressman panetta moving onto become secretary of defense tomorrow. today is the last day on the job for the current defense secretary robert gates. president obama will speak at a tribute in honor of gates at the pentagon this morning. >>> disturbing images of cruelty against a young pig. the action a major grocery chain is now taking in response to that video. >>> and why some efforts to help people in haiti did more harm than good. >>> good morning. northbound 101 traffic looks pretty good approaching the downtown area. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. ( [ male announcer ] bring home
. >>> corporal sing was only 21 when he was killed in afghanistan last week. he was on his second tour of duty. >>> today the senate will vote on president obama's nomination of general david patraeus to become c.i.a. director. the 58-year-old general is expected to be easily confirmed. patraeus has been in charge of the u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan and he is credited with turning around the war in iraq. patraeus replaces former california congressman panetta moving...
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members of the 185th military police battalion have been in afghanistan since last christmas. >> i'm really glad to be home right now. i've been away for a year. now i want to spend time with my family and loved ones. >> it's quite amazing to see all of these people here. never expected. >> last nights celebration was bittersweet. just last month the company lost 21-year-old shawn walsh from san jose in combat. he was counting down the days until coming home and his presence was felt at last nights reunion. >>> this morning the payroll tax cut extension is once again not a sure thing. on saturday the senate passed a temporary bill to continue the payroll tax cut for two more months. republicans in the house of representatives want the legislation to be for a full year. the house will vote on the senate bill today but if republicans are united in vetting against the bill, it will fail. >> it's pretty clear that i and our members oppose the senate bill. it's only for two months. the president said we shouldn't go on vacation until we get our work done. and frankly republicans agree. >>
members of the 185th military police battalion have been in afghanistan since last christmas. >> i'm really glad to be home right now. i've been away for a year. now i want to spend time with my family and loved ones. >> it's quite amazing to see all of these people here. never expected. >> last nights celebration was bittersweet. just last month the company lost 21-year-old shawn walsh from san jose in combat. he was counting down the days until coming home and his presence...
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. >>> today marks the debit anniversary of the beginning of the war in afghanistan. on october 7, 2,001 new york city, united states and britain launched against training camps in afghanistan. it began an effort to hunt down osama bin laden. it was weeks after the attacks in new york. now they are trying to win the hearts and minds of afghan civilians. >> the noble peace prize was awarded to three women on women's rights. the oners are the first elected female president's ellen johnson sirleaf. and libertyian peace activist, lema bowee and car man of yemen who is a figure leading protests against the yemen president as part of the arab spring uprising >>> there are rumors that the peace prize would go to mark salt laker burg because of the role facebook has played. he said for facebook or social media to claim any meaningful role in the up risings would be extremely arrogant. >>> a san jose graduate student removed from a flight is now suing southwest airlines for discrimination. the u.s. citizen of pakistan was wearing her traditional muslim head scarf on a flight f
. >>> today marks the debit anniversary of the beginning of the war in afghanistan. on october 7, 2,001 new york city, united states and britain launched against training camps in afghanistan. it began an effort to hunt down osama bin laden. it was weeks after the attacks in new york. now they are trying to win the hearts and minds of afghan civilians. >> the noble peace prize was awarded to three women on women's rights. the oners are the first elected female president's ellen...
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he is charged in the death of the unarmed men they shot while on patrol in afghanistan early this year. that was early last year that is. gribs -- gibs will be especially jill -- eligible for patrol in ten years. they say they killed them because they were bored. >>> in the major's race the end come bant is decliering -- declaring victory while the other is claiming fraud. there are still thousands of ballots to be counted. now, david says as far as he is concerned, he has won. but shooifly says she's prepare today contest the -- prepared to contest the election after people said they were unable to vote. >>> this isn't the first time there has been a controversy. back in 200 # 7, candidate -- 2007 there was a win by five votes. then there was a recount that showed the other one by two votes. >>> pittsburgh man said is man president omaba tested -- protested a message on facebook after kill threeing family member -- killing three family members. the man called 9 # # 1 -- 911 to report he killed family members. at 9 a.m. swat members found him dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound. >>
he is charged in the death of the unarmed men they shot while on patrol in afghanistan early this year. that was early last year that is. gribs -- gibs will be especially jill -- eligible for patrol in ten years. they say they killed them because they were bored. >>> in the major's race the end come bant is decliering -- declaring victory while the other is claiming fraud. there are still thousands of ballots to be counted. now, david says as far as he is concerned, he has won. but...
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. >>> the body of away area soldier killed in afghanistan is being returned for burial. william gross died when insurgence bombed him in the province. he immigrated to anything interrogatory what when -- anything rag what when he was -- anything rag what when he was ten. a family friend says he can't believe he is gone. nicaragua and a family friend says he can't believe he is gone. >> if i start talking about it i will start crying again. >> family members are there to retrieve his body and he received several awards including a purple heart. >>> one of the key witnesses in the bryan stow beating case has died. matthew lee was with bryan stow outside the stadium. lee died after he ate a salad that contained nuts. it is unclear how lee's death might affect the prosecution's case. meantime the two suspects in court yesterday, 20-year-old sanchez asked for his bail to be reduced and the judge postponed the request last week. they are due back for their arrangement. yesterday the prosecution also released new details about the attack. prosecutors say sanchez surprised him f
. >>> the body of away area soldier killed in afghanistan is being returned for burial. william gross died when insurgence bombed him in the province. he immigrated to anything interrogatory what when -- anything rag what when he was -- anything rag what when he was ten. a family friend says he can't believe he is gone. nicaragua and a family friend says he can't believe he is gone. >> if i start talking about it i will start crying again. >> family members are there to...
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troops are recovering after being injured by a truck bomb at a nato base in afghanistan. officials say the suicide bomber was driving a truck carrying firewood when he rammed into a base center. five afghans were killed. 77 americans hurt. nato says none of the u.s. troops has life threatening injuries. the taliban has claimed responsibility for that attack. >>> union city is home to the second largest flight 93 memorial in the country next to shanksville. mourners placed flowers at the base of the 40 red granite monument. every monument is inscribed with the victims name, age, and hometown. they wanted to pie their respects. although none of the passengers were from union city, the mayor says it was important to erect a local memorial. >>> hundreds of bay area muslim americans came together to promote peace on the tenth anniversary of the ever september 11th terror attacks. the muslim community association organized an event called from fear to friendship. people of different faiths gathered in santa clara to pray and reflect. many muslims across the country were unfairl
troops are recovering after being injured by a truck bomb at a nato base in afghanistan. officials say the suicide bomber was driving a truck carrying firewood when he rammed into a base center. five afghans were killed. 77 americans hurt. nato says none of the u.s. troops has life threatening injuries. the taliban has claimed responsibility for that attack. >>> union city is home to the second largest flight 93 memorial in the country next to shanksville. mourners placed flowers at...
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troops from afghanistan beginning next month. currently there are about 100,000 american troops in afghanistan. that includes the 30,000 surge troops sent there in 2009. some of the president's advisers are pushing for a significant troop drawdown soon, while others, like retiring defense secretary robert gates are calling for a gradually reduction. >>> in just about an hour, the trial for the florida mom accused of killing her daughter will continue in orlando after an unexpected break. the judge in the casey anthony murder trial ended monday's session early after he ordered the attorneys in the case to stop their so-called gamemanship. now, the warning came after the attorneys accused each other of delay tactics. the judge told the two sides to stop fighting. he also asked both lawyers to look at the clock and tell him the time. each game him a different number. >> i ask both sides to turn around and look at that clock back there and tell me. that shows the two of you will never agree on anything and will never interpret anythi
troops from afghanistan beginning next month. currently there are about 100,000 american troops in afghanistan. that includes the 30,000 surge troops sent there in 2009. some of the president's advisers are pushing for a significant troop drawdown soon, while others, like retiring defense secretary robert gates are calling for a gradually reduction. >>> in just about an hour, the trial for the florida mom accused of killing her daughter will continue in orlando after an unexpected...
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. >> our men and women that are out in afghanistan, in iraq, in other countries, they are at risk. they've got a bigger target on their back now. >> now the military families also realize that the global war against terrorism is far from over. >>> book publishers are hoping bin laden's death will mean increased sales. random house says it's working quickly to release a collection of essays on the terrorist leader. meanwhile the free press is also working on an electronic version of a book focused on the conflict between the u.s. and al qaeda. and st. martin's press says it's rushing a book about the navy seal unit that killed bin laden. that should be released some time in the next week. >>> in southern california a brush fire on cat salina island is keeping firefighters busy this morning. that fire started yesterday afternoon near the cat leonina yacht club. it's burned about 40 acres so far. no word on when firefighters might have that fire fully contained. no one's been hurt so far and the fire has not damaged any buildings. this is one of several fire that is broke out across s
. >> our men and women that are out in afghanistan, in iraq, in other countries, they are at risk. they've got a bigger target on their back now. >> now the military families also realize that the global war against terrorism is far from over. >>> book publishers are hoping bin laden's death will mean increased sales. random house says it's working quickly to release a collection of essays on the terrorist leader. meanwhile the free press is also working on an electronic...
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. >>> san francisco marine gets a heros welcome after returning from afghanistan. what he's looking forward to here at home. >>> northbound 101 that traffic looks good getting up to the 80 split. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and bay weather. >>> good morning. we have low clouds around. some fog once that gives way it will be mostly sunny. partly sunny and a little bit warmer. still a lot of upper 50s for highs. >>> overnight san francisco police arrested a man who they say shot her sister while holding several family members hostage. he pulled two guns on his family. as the family tried to escape through a window. luis fired a round toward his sister. she was hit in a hand. no unnails was hurt. luis was upset about family issues and may have been under the influence of methamphetamine. >>> police are looking for suspects under the main site of the occupy camp. he was rushed to highland hospital. his condition is not known at this point. oakland police raided the camp one week ago. >>> today begins a third day of fighting between egyptian protestors
. >>> san francisco marine gets a heros welcome after returning from afghanistan. what he's looking forward to here at home. >>> northbound 101 that traffic looks good getting up to the 80 split. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and bay weather. >>> good morning. we have low clouds around. some fog once that gives way it will be mostly sunny. partly sunny and a little bit warmer. still a lot of upper 50s for highs. >>> overnight san francisco...
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. >>> an army ranger has been killed in afghanistan. specialist was killed saturday. insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. >>> the series of protests against wall street and corporate greed is coming to another bay area city. occupy oakland is set to take place today at 4:00 p.m. organizers have been planning the protest for the last week and gathered yesterday to make signs and discuss strategy. occupy oakland follows similar protests. . >> >>: by springing up it is showing the width of the movement. all of america is in solid arity against the economic system in place. >> organizers expect hundreds of people to take part today. >>> time is running out for owners and players to reach a deal in the nba lockout. they met for more than five hours yesterday before break figure the night. commissioner says if no progress is made he will cancel the first two weeks of the season. tip off is set for november 1. >> get closer to getting the deal done. for now there is nothing new to report. we are not necessarily closer than we were going in tonight. >> sticking
. >>> an army ranger has been killed in afghanistan. specialist was killed saturday. insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. >>> the series of protests against wall street and corporate greed is coming to another bay area city. occupy oakland is set to take place today at 4:00 p.m. organizers have been planning the protest for the last week and gathered yesterday to make signs and discuss strategy. occupy oakland follows similar protests. . >> >>: by...
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. >>> we are getting a look at a wreckage of the helicopter that crashed in afghanistan killing 30 americans. among the dead are four california service members. derrick benson, harvell, louis langlais. those protests could disrupt service during peak commute times. bart had a small army of police officers at san francisco civic center station. those officers may have shut down a protest before it started. bart even admits shutting off cell phone service to everyone inside the station. >> actually media relations people made that decision. >> tactics got the cops news. >> he specifically said it was the public relations department that made the decision to turn off the cell service. >> we suggested it. >> bart is trying to avoid a repeat of this scene one month ago. a demonstration over the deadly police shooting at the civic center station got out of hand. the protest caused delays for the entire bart system. >>> it's 4:38. we want to go to sal to check in on traffic this morning. hi sal. >> good morning, pam. traffic is -- happy friday to you i should say. traffic is doing well if you are
. >>> we are getting a look at a wreckage of the helicopter that crashed in afghanistan killing 30 americans. among the dead are four california service members. derrick benson, harvell, louis langlais. those protests could disrupt service during peak commute times. bart had a small army of police officers at san francisco civic center station. those officers may have shut down a protest before it started. bart even admits shutting off cell phone service to everyone inside the station....
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commander is making some dire predictions about the war in afghanistan. general david patraeus says combat will likely increase during the spring as taliban terrorists try to return to the areas recently cleared by international forces. over the past few months nato has gained control of several taliban safe havens, but patraeus says enemy forces will likely fight back. >>> this morning california governor jerry brown will hold his first news conference since taking office. he's maintaining his reputation as a man of mystery. last night the governor refused to reveal what he's going to discuss. brown told state capitol reporters "if i tell you, i'll have to cancel the press conference." it's a good bet that the governor will update his plan to tackle california's huge budget crisis. >>> in the east bay city of hercules, organizers of a recall drive against two city leaders say they have enough signatures to put the measure on the june ballot. at last night's city council meeting recall supporters presented the receipt showing they have nearly 6,000 signat
commander is making some dire predictions about the war in afghanistan. general david patraeus says combat will likely increase during the spring as taliban terrorists try to return to the areas recently cleared by international forces. over the past few months nato has gained control of several taliban safe havens, but patraeus says enemy forces will likely fight back. >>> this morning california governor jerry brown will hold his first news conference since taking office. he's...
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. >>> overnight nato announced four of its service members were killed in two separate attacks in afghanistan. three were killed by a roadside bomb. a fourth died in a separate insurgent attack. their nationalities have not been released, but nine international troops have been killed so far this month. 280 this year. >>> today is the first full day of jury deliberations in the casey anthony murder trial. yesterday the seven women and five men on the jury failed to reach a verdict after six hours of deliberation. they are working to decide if casey is guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her 2- year-old daughter caylee. they could also find her guilty of second-degree murder, manslaughter or third degree felony murder which carry lighter sentences. if found guilty of first-degree murder, the prosecution plans to ask for the death penalty. >>> an autopsy will be performed today on the woman's body found over the weekend in indiana. it could be a missing college student. a family found the body in a creek outside indianapolis. now police in the nearby town of bloomington are waiting fo
. >>> overnight nato announced four of its service members were killed in two separate attacks in afghanistan. three were killed by a roadside bomb. a fourth died in a separate insurgent attack. their nationalities have not been released, but nine international troops have been killed so far this month. 280 this year. >>> today is the first full day of jury deliberations in the casey anthony murder trial. yesterday the seven women and five men on the jury failed to reach a...
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soldiers fighting in afghanistan. another photographer died after suffering a severe brain injury from shrapnel. >>> abandon re-entering the evacuation zone around japan's nuclear plant is now in effect. this effects more than 80,000 people. japanese officials are worried about radiation and are urging people to comply with the restrictions or face a fine or detention. we're also learning that almost 90% of the 11,000 people who died in last month's disaster drowned. two-thirds of the dead are over the age of 60. >>> a secret feature on the iphone. why researchers say it could be tracking your every move. >>> and the two tiny heartbreaking discoveries made during a prostitution sting on the streets of oakland. >>> good morning. westbound 92 traffic looks good. we'll tell you why in driving across bay area bridges could be a little tougher than usual right now. >>> good thursday morning. time now 4:44. still a few lingering showers across parts of the bay area especially approaching parts of the east bay and the south
soldiers fighting in afghanistan. another photographer died after suffering a severe brain injury from shrapnel. >>> abandon re-entering the evacuation zone around japan's nuclear plant is now in effect. this effects more than 80,000 people. japanese officials are worried about radiation and are urging people to comply with the restrictions or face a fine or detention. we're also learning that almost 90% of the 11,000 people who died in last month's disaster drowned. two-thirds of the...
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patraeus is currently the top commander in afghanistan. >>> well, the government wants food companies to limit the types of food they market to young people. today new voluntary guidelines are being introduced for companies in an effort to fight childhood obesity. companies are being asked not to market foods to children ages 2 through 17 if those foods are high in fat, sugars and or sodium. >>> well, the royal wedding is tomorrow. and one pizza chain has created a unique snack for your viewing party. this is the will and kate pizza created by papa john's pizza chain. it was designed and made by their food artist. she's known for mixing food and art to create unique pizzas. the money generated will go to the couple's charity. of course you can watch all the royal wedding excitement right here on ktvu channel 2. you do have to get up even earlier because our coverage begins at 2:00 a.m. >>> all right. , sal, coming up on 5:00. we'll have a lot of people watching us tomorrow morning because they'll be watching the wedding. >> yeah. people who are already up by this point three hours. he
patraeus is currently the top commander in afghanistan. >>> well, the government wants food companies to limit the types of food they market to young people. today new voluntary guidelines are being introduced for companies in an effort to fight childhood obesity. companies are being asked not to market foods to children ages 2 through 17 if those foods are high in fat, sugars and or sodium. >>> well, the royal wedding is tomorrow. and one pizza chain has created a unique...
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. >>> a soldier from san jose was killed over the weekend in afghanistan. the defense department says 31- year-old staff sergeant mark c. wells died after he stepped on a hidden bomb. he leaves behind a wife who is eight months pregnant and their two-year-old son. family friends shared a message from the fallen soldiers parents. >> they write we loved him very, very much. please keep your family -- please keep our family in your prayers. >> a military funeral is planned for march 17th in arizona. >>> tonight the antioch city council is expected to arizona prove a police contract at the center of controversy. the complaints are coming mostly from antioch's public works employees. their union claims the city is giving the police union a sweetheart deal while driving a much harder bargain with its workers. >> we told them we will do exactly what you want close to what you want as long as we get a commitment you will get the same thing out of everyone else. >> antioch's police union denies city hall is playing nice. >>> a ballot measure for more taxes has been
. >>> a soldier from san jose was killed over the weekend in afghanistan. the defense department says 31- year-old staff sergeant mark c. wells died after he stepped on a hidden bomb. he leaves behind a wife who is eight months pregnant and their two-year-old son. family friends shared a message from the fallen soldiers parents. >> they write we loved him very, very much. please keep your family -- please keep our family in your prayers. >> a military funeral is planned for...
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. >>> a pleasanton family is mourning the death of a soldier who died while serving in afghanistan. army special killed on tuesday. her son was a medical technician and he was tending to wounded men when his unit came under fire. the 23-year-old was due to be discharged next year. he's the first native of pleasanton to die in combat. >>> we're now learning that c.i.a. agents are on the ground in libya. now, according to government sources the c.i.a. sent operatives to libya earlier this month to make contact with rebel forces. c.i.a. officers also assisted in rescuing one of the two crew members of that fighter jet that crashed last week. >>> and in a major blow to libyan leader gadafi, his foreign minister, has reportedly resigned and is now in london. according to british officials, he says he is no longer willing to represent gadafi's regime. >>> there is increasing pressure on japan to expand the evacuation zone around the damaged nuclear power plant. the international atomic energy agency says japanese authorities should consider expanding the zone beyond the current 12-mile ra
. >>> a pleasanton family is mourning the death of a soldier who died while serving in afghanistan. army special killed on tuesday. her son was a medical technician and he was tending to wounded men when his unit came under fire. the 23-year-old was due to be discharged next year. he's the first native of pleasanton to die in combat. >>> we're now learning that c.i.a. agents are on the ground in libya. now, according to government sources the c.i.a. sent operatives to libya...